Sound File Formats

WAV (Windows Wave Format) - WAV files are the default uncompressed audio format on Windows. It is recognized by almost all computer systems.

AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format) - AIFF files are the default uncompressed audio format for the Macintosh. It is also recognized by most computer systems.

MP3 (MPEG1, Layer 3) - MP3 is a compressed audio format that works well for compressing and storing music files. The compression ratio is approximately 10 to 1 with very little sound degradation. Audacity can import and export MP3 files. For exporting MP3s, you'll need the LAME plugin.

Ogg Vorbis - is another compressed audio format that is an alternative to MP3 compression.

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